Whereas, in 1991 the Lubec Water and Electric District changed its name to the Lubec Water District; and

Whereas, the legislation was passed by the Legislature as Private and Special Law 1991, chapter 14; and

Whereas, the law required that the changes to the name of the district be approved by the voters of the Town of Lubec; and

Whereas, the Town of Lubec never held an election to vote on these matters; and

Whereas, it is imperative that this legislation become effective before the 90 days so that the Town of Lubec may vote on the name change of the district; and

Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. P&SL 1951, c. 92, §§1 to 5 are amended to read:

*Sec. 1. Territorial limits, corporate name, powers and purposes. The inhabitants and territory within the town Town of Lubec, in the county County of Washington (hereinafter referred to as Lubec), shall be and hereby are constituted a body politic and corporate under the name of Lubec Water and Electric District (hereinafter referred to as district), with the purpose, right and power to take and use water for domestic, commercial, sanitary and municipal purposes including extinguishment of fire, and to make, buy, generate, sell and distribute electricity; and, also, so far as applicable to said these purposes, with the rights and powers conferred upon said Lubec by section 1 of chapter 489 of the private and special laws of 1901, as amended by section 1 of chapter 47 of the private and special laws of 1919, and by section 1 of chapter 91 of the private and special laws of the special session of 1933.

*Sec. 2. Title of utility properties of Lubec to vest in district. At the time this act takes effect, the The title of Lubec to the entire plant, lands, property and franchises, rights and privileges, including all rents, water rights, dams,